Mar 05 Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion By Associated Press Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 05 Zelensky’s ‘desperate’ plea to Congress: Send more planes By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fighting for his country’s survival, Ukraine’s leader made a “desperate” plea Saturday to American lawmakers for the United States to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports as Kyiv tries to stave off the… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 4:43 Ukraine calls for no fly zone, NATO support as Russian bombing continues By PBS NewsHour Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its tenth day as President Zelensky reiterated his call for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and the partial ceasefire to facilitate the humanitarian corridor did not hold. Russian president Vladimir Putin warned against the no-fly… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 6:35 Carrying children and pets, Ukrainians flee to Poland to escape Russian bombardment By Simon Ostrovsky The United Nations estimates nearly a million and a half Ukrainians will flee the country by this weekend, making it one of the largest refugee crises in Europe in recent history. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports from the… Continue watching
Mar 05 Cease-fire attempt in Ukraine fails amid Russian shelling By Associated Press Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery fire and airstrikes had prevented residents from leaving before the agreed-to evacuations got underway. … Continue reading
Mar 04 How bad is Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis? By Diana Roy, Council on Foreign Relations With hundreds of thousands of people fleeing from the escalating conflict, neighboring countries and international organizations are mobilizing to condemn Russia’s war and provide relief for the growing number of refugees. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 8:33 Russian forces seize Europe’s largest nuclear plant as the death toll rises in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin Russian troops seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday, after attacking it overnight and starting a fire that stoked fears of a calamity. The fire, which was put out, was not in any of the facility's six nuclear… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 3:28 As Russia assaults Ukraine, the government tightens its grip on information about the war By Ryan Chilcote As Russia continues its assault on Ukraine, it’s increasingly using harsh tactics to control information about the war at home. Russia has banned Facebook, while also passing a law that could jail journalists and others for promulgating "fake news" about… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 8:21 Finland’s president on the Russian threat in Europe and the conflict in Ukraine With Russian military forces on the offensive in Ukraine, countries in Europe are on edge. Finland is a stable and prosperous democracy that shares an 800-mile border with Russia, and while it is not a member of NATO, Finland buys… Continue watching
Mar 04 Pence to urge there’s no room in GOP ‘for apologists for Putin’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Excerpts from his speech were shared ahead of his remarks. Pence has been working to differentiate himself from Trump as he lays the groundwork for a possible 2024 presidential run. Continue reading